Grandfather Gao seemed to understand something at this time, the scratching sound in the coffin before was actually made by the fish gnawing on the coffin board, and it sounded very similar to the sound of scratching the coffin board.

Why did the fish gnaw on the coffin board, my great-grandfather thought that this was because the dragon lord was unhappy and assigned them to do this, and his own boat must have been gnawed by these fish.

My great-grandfather drove the fish to the coffin, he wanted to pull the old man off the coffin, this time the shipwreck was because of this unlucky coffin, if the old man was still holding it, the dragon lord designated to sink him into the river together, and then even the gods could not save the old man's life.

Just when my great-grandfather was about to stretch out his hand to pull the old man, the fish under the coffin suddenly changed, as if he was greatly frightened, and in an instant, the headless and brainless scattered, knocking my great-grandfather into pain, and the fish swarmed and washed him away from the coffin.

When my great-grandfather stabilized himself in the water, the fish had dispersed, only the scattered scattered fish were still fleeing in all directions, and he himself was washed away from the coffin by the fish five or six meters away, and the coffin was still floating downstream at this time, so my great-grandfather wanted to swim over to save the old man.

But at this time, there was a loud "boom" under the coffin, as if the coffin had hit a mine, and the whole coffin, together with the old man above, suddenly jumped more than two feet above the water, which was extremely scary. At the same time, my great-grandfather knew that there was a large black fish shadow under the wood, like a hill, much larger than his canopy boat, and the coffin was flying over its head.

Seeing this, Grandfather Gao's face turned pale with fright, and he wanted to turn around and run for his life, but at this time, when he thought of the poor old man, he felt that he was sorry for his conscience and left the old man alone, so he shouted at the old man in a trembling voice, "Daya, dragon...... The Dragon Lord is here, let's throw away the longevity side......"

I don't know if the old man heard this cry that my great-grandfather ventured to shout, but the old man and the coffin did separate after falling into the water, and the coffin plunged into the water with its head down, and the old man fell into a body of water closer to my great-grandfather, and after a few flutters in the water, he did not move.

Seeing this, my great-grandfather swam over with courage, but fortunately the target of the "Dragon King" was not them, and he had already chased the big coffin downstream.

My great-grandfather dived into the water and touched the old man, and held his armpit with one hand from behind, exposing the old man's head out of the water. The old man was even frightened at this time, and let my great-grandfather support him, as if he was stupid.

Not far away, the "Dragon King" was still holding the coffin under it, and although the rumbling sound was getting farther and farther away, it was still extremely scary. For my great-grandfather, this moment was like a nightmare.

Grandfather didn't have the courage to soak in the water, but fortunately it was not far from the bank of the river, and with a good water nature, he picked up the old man and swam towards the shore with one hand.

When my grandfather swam to the bank of the river and carried the old man ashore, he was almost exhausted, and his head was stuck in the reeds on the riverbank, and he almost fainted.

The old man was better at this time, but he choked on a few mouthfuls of water and was a little frightened, and it didn't take long for him to recover.

However, the first thing the old man did when he was relieved was to cry, and he sat down in the reeds and wept out against the river.

My great-grandfather was lying on his back in the reeds at this time, snorting and panting, listening to the old man crying, he also wanted to cry, and his heart was very uncomfortable, the boat was gone, what would he do to make a living in the future?

Two people just cried and the other lay down.

I don't know how long it took, but there was a faint sound of beating from a distance, one long and two short.

"Bang-Bang! Bang! Three watches, fire prevention and anti-theft...... Bang - Bang! Bang! Three watches, fire prevention and anti-theft ......"

The old man was tired of crying by this time, and sat there sighing, probably thinking about his son's coffin. My great-grandfather also sat up from the ground in a daze, probably feeling sorry for his boat, which caused the atmosphere to be very dull.

The sound of the watch came, and the old man got up from the reeds. Because he was small, he stood on tiptoe and felt the situation outside the reeds, so he asked my great-grandfather, "Fu Gong, is this outside Sanwangzhuang?" ”

My great-grandfather replied, "Yes, it's Sanwangzhuang." ”

The old man said again: "If this is Sanwangzhuang, this beater, and I are still distant cousins, Fu Gong, let's go to his house and sit down." The old man said, touched himself, and said, "I have to borrow some money from him, and I will pay you the money for the boat, and I will save my life, and I will repay you." ”

Grandfather Gao sighed and said, "What to repay, don't need to repay, this is my life." ”

Under the persuasion of the old man, the great grandfather followed the old man out of the reeds and came to Sanwangzhuang, where he met the watchman at the head of Sanwangzhuang Village.

The old man didn't tell nonsense, this beater was really his distant cousin, and he was also an old man, he was dark and thin, he could be in his early sixties, and he had a pinch of white goatee on his chin, a very ordinary old man, but his spirit was very full, and his eyes were shining.

The two old men were quite affectionate when they met, asking long and short questions.

The watchman brought my great-grandfather and the two of them home, and the three of them introduced each other.

Only then did my great-grandfather know that the little old man who died of his son was surnamed Dong, with a rich name, a native of Kaifeng, and a small shop at home, which was considered to be a bit of a family. After he heard that his son had an accident, he asked his buddy to take care of the shop and came out to find his son by himself, originally wanted to spend some money to make some dots for his son, but when he arrived at Weihui's mansion, his son had already been beheaded, so he had to spend some money to buy his son's body.

This beater's surname is Wang, his name is Shoudao, and he is single, in our current words, he is an old bachelor.

In ancient times, playing more is a noble profession, the history of beating more is a long history, it originated in the ancient period of witchcraft, at the beginning was mainly used to ward off evil spirits and exorcise ghosts, and only respected wizards are qualified to play more, and now many works of learning still retain the saying of fighting more exorcism.

The old man Wang Shoudao is not rich, but there is a lot of food at home, later that day, someone sent him an authentic Huaxian Daokou roast chicken, he was about to go home after the third watch to drink and eat chicken.

No, just because my great-grandfather and Dong Youcai caught up with the two of them, Wang Shoudao turned on the oil lamp in the hut, took out roast chicken and old wine, and the three of them ate and drank.

After a few glasses of old wine, Dong Youcai was a little drunk, and he cried again with tears in his eyes.

As soon as Wang Shoudao asked him what was going on, the old man babbled before and after.

Wang Shoudao sighed after hearing this, pulled out a big cigarette pouch from his body, and smoked tobacco while persuading Dong Youcai, "I said old cousin, don't cry, as the saying goes, it's good to die, people can't be resurrected, and in these days, it's not easy for people to live, if I die according to your brother, it's better to die than to live......" Wang Shoudao said this, took a hard puff of cigarette, muttered for a while, and said: "Don't you just want your child's ghost to go home, this thing is easy to do." ”

As soon as Dong Youcai heard this, he immediately stopped sobbing, stood up and grabbed Wang Shoudao's hand tremblingly, "Old cousin, you said that you are Zhenle, can I still go home with me?" ”

Wang Shoudao spit out the cigarette in his mouth and said: "The body can't go back, your brother and I can bring the soul back to him, and it is the same if you take the soul of the eldest nephew home." ”

When Dong Youcai heard this, he was like grasping a life-saving straw, and as soon as his legs were weak, he was about to kneel down for Wang Shoudao.

Wang Shoudao raised his eyebrows and shouted: "Old cousin, what are you doing, give me up!" ”

This Wang Shoudao may be because of the perennial fighting, his voice is not smaller than my great-grandfather, and when his voice went down, Dong Youcai, who was roaring, shuddered, and sat back on the stool.

Wang Shoudao turned his gaze to my great-grandfather at this time, smiled at my great-grandfather and said, "Little brother is bold and righteous, not bad......

My great-grandfather also had a bit of a taste of wine at this time, and when he heard Wang Shoudao boasting that he was brave and righteous enough, he didn't feel anything, so he lowered his head and sighed and said: "What's the use of courage and righteousness, the boat is not good, and the eating work is not ......."

When Wang Shoudao heard this, he laughed and said, "Who said that you have a job, if you are willing, I will give you a job, your son?" ”

Grandfather raised his head and said, although the old man was smiling, but as if he was talking something, he asked him, "What kind of work, can you make money?" ”

Wang Shoudao shook his head, smashed his mouth and said, "I don't make much money, I can make a living, and I can't starve to death." ”

When my grandfather heard this, he was not very satisfied with what Wang Shoudao said, because my grandfather was not like Wang Shoudao's old bachelor, and there were parents and younger brothers and sisters at home, and the whole family depended on him to support him.

Just when my great-grandfather hesitated, Wang Shoudao raised his hand and pointed to his feet, and said, "If you want, kneel down and worship the master, and I will pass on a job to you." ”

At this time, Dong Youcai's eyes lit up on the side, and he hurriedly persuaded my great-grandfather, "Little brother, my cousin is going to accept you as an apprentice, do you know who he is?" The famous Wang Sangeng on both sides of the Yellow River is half a fairy, if you give him an apprentice, you will not have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of your life. ”

Wang San is another name for Wang Shoudao, because his profession is a husband, people who know him call him Wang San, few people call him Wang Shoudao, and Wang Banxian'er is his honorific title.

My great-grandfather hadn't heard much of the name Wang Shoudao, but the name "Wang Sangen" was like thunder.

In addition to playing in Sanwangzhuang, this king also carried people to exorcise evil spirits and catch ghosts. In the past years, the war was chaotic, and there were many evil things, the people of the ten miles and eight villages on both sides of the Yellow River, if anyone had any evil things in their homes, they could solve it by looking for him, and the people said that this Wang Banxian was the reincarnation of Zhong Kui under the stars, and his ability was very great.